Heel stripper



G. HUNT HEEL STRI PPER Oct. 30, 1945.

Filed Dec. 28,' 1944 INVENTOR.. @/V /4/0/1/7' BY A Patented Oct. 30, 1945 NUNITED STATE HEEL sTRnrEir t e Gordon Hunt, Parkersburg,`W.Va. l Application December 28, li4`4, Sier-ialdvii. 570,111- (cl. iz-ia 2 Claims.

Mininvention relates to new anduseful immovements in shoe machinery andpmore particularly to` an automatic heel stripper, the primary object ofthe invention being to` provide a simple and` efficient device of this character whichwill enable a manufacturer to satisfactorily strip the inl;` from `rubber top lifts of various thicknesses withoutdisturbing the nish on the base of the heel.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of this character which if applied to use in connection with a solid one piece rubber heel will create the impression, after stripping, that one-half of the heel is rubber and the other half a, leather base.

' Still another object of the invention resides in providing a stripper of the character mentioned which will permit of exceptional use without sharpening and which may be used in connection with numerous pairs of heels before being necessarily discarded.

A still further object resides in providing a stripping device which is simple and durable in construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efficient and useful in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in View, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

.In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved stripping device, with the shaft supporting same disclosed in section.

- Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof with the shaft broken away, and

Figure 3 is a similar view, with parts in section, and showing in dotted lines the application of the device to use on the heel of a shoe.

In describing the invention I shall refer to the drawing, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which the number I represents a shaft such as is used in the ordinary edge trimming machine in the shoe machinery art, it being understood that my improved heel stripper is applicable to use on such shaft to replace the ordinary edge trimming device.

Heels are applied in block form to a shoe and the heels may be made of all rubber or part leather and fiber and a top lift of rubber. After the block is nailed to the shoe, the heel trimmer or Shaper isapplied; where the cutter produces the proper` shape. Then the shoe with the `trimmed or shaped heel is applied to the sanding Wheel which gives the smoothing effect. The

coloristhen appliedin the shade to match the .leather offthe shoe and this color is` an ink which,

through its specialapplication,` requires use of wax. Undernormal conditions the wax andink con-geals or piles up on the peripheral edge of the rubber top lift of the heel in a fashion to give the effect of a solid leather heel which appears to be objectionable, since it is desired to draw the dividing line between the rubber top lift and the leather or fiber base. It, therefore, becomes necessary to strip the ink and wax from the rubber lift so that the-consuming public may note the rubber top lift. It is for this purpose that I have devised my improved heel stripper.

To this end I provide a thin flat disc 2 which is applied to the end of the shaft l to abut the annular shoulder 3 formed on said shaft. This particular disc 2 constitutes a stop or guide, as will be seen from the description herebelow.

The stripper proper comprises a disc 4 of a thickness approximately one-half inch so that lifts which are 1%," and 1/2 in thickness may be taken care of by the same stripper. This disc-stripper is radially slotted, as shown. at 5, at predetermined points throughout the circumference thereof, whereby there are provided a plurality of cutting edges 6 throughout the periphery of the disc 4. The walls of the slot 5 are sub stantially parallel and terminate at their inner ends in the cylindrical openings l.

This member 4 is provided with a central opening 8 so that the same may be applied to the end of the shaft l to abut the guide disc 2, the latter being of greater diameter than the member 4. This stripping member 4 may be secured in place on the shaft l to rotate with the latter in any desired manner, but I have shown in the drawing a nut 9 applied to the shaft for retaining the elements 2 and 4 securely in place. It will be understood, however, that any desired form of locking means may be utilized to accomplish this end.

It is understood, of course, that the shaft I is connected with a source of power (not shown) so that it is caused to rotate and obviously when the elements 2 and 4 are properly applied thereto, the stripper will be rotated with the shaft I so that the shoe may be brought into position in the manner shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 to strip the top lift of the heel of the ink which, as aforesaid, accumulates thereon. Y Obviously,

numerous pairs of heels may be treated with this device per day and the character of the device isfsuch that many thousands of pairs of heels may be stripped before it becomes necessary to discard the stripping disc. Further, it will be seen that a tool of this characterwill strip the ink from the rubber portion of the heel without disturbing the finish on the base of the heel and Whereas brushing or sanding wheels disturb the inish of the base of a heel'or cut too deeply into, the device I have provided will obviate these difficulties and produce a uniform line at the edge of the rubber lift and the leather base of a heel.

in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction, may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or sacriicing any ofthe .Y

principles of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a rotary e shaft, a guide disc applied thereto, a stripping If the heel is made of one piece of rubber, theV use of this device will enable the heel to give anV eiect similar to one portion being made of leather and one portion of rubber. It will be further seen that a device of this character willV be clean Working and clean cutting and eliminate smears of ink on the rubber top lift.

From the foregoing description of my improved heel stripper, the method of applying same to use will be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and e'icient means for carrying out the various objects of the invention. While I have described the elements best adaptedto perform the functions set forth, it is apparent that various changes ,vdiscapplied to said shaft in ,abutment to said inner ends of said slots terminating in enlargedv cylindrical openings, the outer ends of the slots forming a plurality of transverse stripping edges flush with and at predetermined points on the periphery of said disc.

' GORDON HUNT. 

